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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What position did the captain hold previously?
(a) He was a chief mate.
(b) It's unknown.
(c) He was captain of another ship.
(d) He was an engineer.

2. What does the captain mention after his meeting with the officers on board the ship?
(a) How hard the crew has been working.
(b) How well the crew has been getting along.
(c) How hard the officers have been working.
(d) How well the officers have been getting along.

3. What does the captain believe he sees floating in the sea very close to the ladder?
(a) The clothed body of a man.
(b) The naked body of a woman.
(c) The naked body of a man.
(d) The clothed body of a woman.

4. From where has the mysterious man directly come?
(a) Another unnamed ship.
(b) The Sephora.
(c) The tugboat.
(d) The wilderness.

5. Who does the captain tell "to let all hands turn in without setting an anchor watch" the night they see a strange ship approaching?
(a) The deck hand.
(b) The second mate.
(c) The engineer.
(d) The chief mate.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the previous occupation of the mysterious man?

2. What disturbs the captain's "comfort of quiet communion" with his ship at the story's beginning?

3. What shape is the captain's stateroom?

4. Which crew member comes from the Sephora?

5. How many days has the Sephora been gone from her previous port, according to the second mate?

(see the answer key)

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